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  1. I only heard the main suite of PARTITION. It never really inspired me to check the rest of it out. (A bit like NOMAD, except there I think I did check the rest out, and got bored.)

    LAST SIN-EATER is very good, however. As is McKenzie's THE ULTIMATE GIFT.
    A butterfly thinks therefore I am
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    MY FAVORITES FOR 2007

    • ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM, music by Brian Tyler
    • ANGEL, music by Philippe Rombi
    • AS YOU LIKE IT, music by Patrick Doyle
    • BEYOND THE GATES, music by Dario Marianelli
    • EASTERN PROMISES, music by Howard Shore
    • EVENING, music by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
    • GONE BABY GONE, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
    • HANNIBAL RISING, music by Ilan Eshkeri and Shigeru Umebayashi
    • JOURNEY FROM THE FALL, music by Christopher Wong
    • THE KITE RUNNER, music by Alberto Iglesias
    • LAS 13 ROSAS, music by Roque Banos
    • LAST WINTER, THE music by Jeff Grace and Anton Sanko
    • L’ENNEMI INTIME, music by Alexandre Desplat
    • LUST, CAUTION, music by Alexandre Desplat
    • MONGOL, music by Tuomas Kantelinen
    • RESCUE DAWN, music by Klaus Badelt
    • RIVER QUEEN, music by Karl Jenkins
    • SEA OF DREAMS, music by Luís Enríquez Bacalov
    • SILK, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
    • YE YAN, music by Tan Dun
    • YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, music by Osvaldo Golijov
    • REIGN OVER ME, music by Rolfe Kent
    • GHOST RIDER, music by Christopher Young
    • LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, music by Marco Beltrami
    • PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END, music by Hans Zimmer
    • WAR, music by Brian Tyler
    • TRANSFORMERS, music by Steve Jablonsky
    • I KNOW WHO KILLED ME, music by Joel McNeely
    • SHADOW IN THE TREES, music by Jeff Toyne
    • SKINWALKERS, music by Andrew Lockington
    • ZODIAC, music by David Shire
    • BEOWULF, music by Alan Silvestri
    • EARTH (Planet Earth) music by George Fenton
    • BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [SEASON 3], music by Bear McCreary
    • LOST [SEASON 3], music by Michael Giacchino
    • MEDAL OF HONOR: AIRBORNE, music by Michael Giacchino
    • THE ULTIMATE GIFT, music by Marc McKenzie


    AND THE ABSOLUTE WORST:

    • THE KINGDOM, music by Danny Elfman
    • RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, music by Charlie Clouser
    • MICHAEL CLAYTON, music by James Newton Howard
    • BANDIDAS, music by Eric Serra
    • FLOOD, music by Debbie Wiseman
    • THE LOOKOUT, music by James Newton Howard
    • EPIC MOVIE, music by Edward Shearmur
    • HITMAN, music by Geoff Zanelli
    • THE NUMBER 23, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
    • PREMONITION, music by Klaus Badelt
    • SAW IV, music by Charlie Clouser
    • SHREK THE THIRD, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
    • THE SIMPSONS MOVIE, music by Hans Zimmer
    • ROME [SEASON 2], music by Jeff Beal
    • PRISON BREAK [SEASON 3], music by Ramin Djawadi
    • THE ESSENTIAL HANS ZIMMER MUSIC COLLECTION, Hans Zimmer (Silva Screen)
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008 edited
    Christodoulides wrote

    AND THE ABSOLUTE WORST:

    ...ROME [SEASON 2], music by Jeff Beal...


    Hmm... I like the score to first season. Are they similar in style? What makes it so bad?
  4. Boy, Demetris sure listened to a lot of garbage! I suppose somebody has to. dizzy
    A butterfly thinks therefore I am
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008 edited
    David wrote
    Christodoulides wrote

    AND THE ABSOLUTE WORST:

    ...ROME [SEASON 2], music by Jeff Beal...


    Hmm... I like the score to first season. Are they similar in style? What makes it so bad?


    They are and what makes it so bad is what made season 1 so bad wink Noisy, messy, unreasonably loud, unfocused middle-eastern typical stuff. But if you did like the first score (which comes as a bit of a surprise to me 'cause you're the first person i know who actually did like it) then you'll probably like this one as well.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008 edited
    franz_conrad wrote
    Boy, Demetris sure listened to a lot of garbage! I suppose somebody has to. dizzy


    Are you talking about my "best" or "worst" list? Or both?


    Oh; forget i even asked this and better don't answer tongue biggrin
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
  7. I'm talking about the 'worst' list, don't worry.
    A butterfly thinks therefore I am
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Christodoulides wrote
    David wrote
    Christodoulides wrote

    AND THE ABSOLUTE WORST:

    ...ROME [SEASON 2], music by Jeff Beal...


    Hmm... I like the score to first season. Are they similar in style? What makes it so bad?


    They are and what makes it so bad is what made season 1 so bad wink Noisy, messy, unreasonably loud, unfocused middle-eastern typical stuff. But if you did like the first score (which comes as a bit of a surprise to me 'cause you're the first person i know who actually did like it) then you'll probably like this one as well.


    It's not a great score, but I thinks it's a nice to have on in the background while wasting time on the net. I enjoy the very non-orchestral sound and instrumentation -- the city market music like "Janus Breaks" and the quieter tracks like "Caesar Reunites With Servilia".
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      CommentAuthorErik Woods
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Demetris... you could have cut it your LIST down a bit to maybe... let's say... a nice looking Top 10. At one quick glance it would seem that you have every score written in 2007 on your best and worst list. tongue Narrow it down a bit.

    -Erik-

    PS - The Simpson's Movie score was rather interesting and fun listen. Sure, it's Zimmer doing Elfman and Clausen but it's entertaining nonetheless.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Well....ok, if i was to strictly edit it down to a top-10 and worst-5, it would look like:

    MY FAVORITES FOR 2007

    • ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM, music by Brian Tyler
    • ANGEL, music by Philippe Rombi
    • EVENING, music by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
    • JOURNEY FROM THE FALL, music by Christopher Wong
    • LUST, CAUTION, music by Alexandre Desplat
    • SILK, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
    • REIGN OVER ME, music by Rolfe Kent
    • BEOWULF, music by Alan Silvestri
    • LOST [SEASON 3], music by Michael Giacchino
    • MEDAL OF HONOR: AIRBORNE, music by Michael Giacchino

    AND THE ABSOLUTE WORST:

    • THE KINGDOM, music by Danny Elfman
    • RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, music by Charlie Clouser
    • MICHAEL CLAYTON, music by James Newton Howard
    • FLOOD, music by Debbie Wiseman
    • HITMAN, music by Geoff Zanelli

    Better? smile
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorNautilus
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Christodoulides wrote


    Better? smile


    No, no better, in fact it's worst....Try to put At world's End in your top 10 to improve your list.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    biggrin
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorBregje
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008 edited
    When I read your lists I must conclude I have only heard Partition and Transformers...
    I could make a top 2?
    wink

    [EDIT] No wait, Elizabeth, Rescue Dawn... I'll be back later!
    One thing is certain, filmmusic listening hasn't been my main activity last year!
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      CommentAuthorNautilus
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Christodoulides wrote
    biggrin


    tongue

    But seriosly, Im really surprised you are not so crazy with this score like Pawel, Marselus or me.

    im a little bit shocked
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Well mate, it's great, i love the score, that's for sure. But when it comes down to Zimmer, i told you before, what really rocks my Zimmer world (!) is stuff like DA VINCI CODE / KING ARTHUR / GLADIATOR / THE THIN RED LINE / TEARS OF THE SUN etc etc and i haven't heard such a score for some time now; when i am asked for this year's top 10, AWE - although a very satisfying listening experience for sure and a totally fun score, it still doesn't immediately pop up in mind.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorNautilus
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Christodoulides wrote
    Well mate, it's great, i love the score, that's for sure. But when it comes down to Zimmer, i told you before, what really rocks my Zimmer world (!) is stuff like DA VINCI CODE / KING ARTHUR / GLADIATOR / THE THIN RED LINE / TEARS OF THE SUN etc etc and i haven't heard such a score for some time now; when i am asked for this year's top 10, AWE - although a very satisfying listening experience for sure and a totally fun score, it still doesn't immediately pop up in mind.


    Yeah, I understand what you mean. If you listen him is because you want Zimmer playing his game, and perhaps At world's End is moree like ZImmer doing a more orchestral approach, So I guess you prefer listen more traditional composers when you need this kind of stuff.


    For more I like King Arthur I can't stand to think
    • CommentAuthorMatt C
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008


    AND THE ABSOLUTE WORST:

    • FLOOD, music by Debbie Wiseman


    I wouldn't say that was one of the worst scores of 2007. It was a huge disappointment, but I didn't think it was bad. There were a few good tracks -- "Main Titles" and "Granny's Cottage" -- but Wiseman is capable of much better music.

    And I fail to see why so many people are putting POTC 3 on their top 10 lists, I find it a highly entertaining score but grossly overrated. (And please don't start Jordi. Save your posts for the Zimmer thread.)
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Maybe because, in wry contrast to most anything else put out in 2007, it IS a highly entertaining score?
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008 edited
    FLOOD IS bad. Apart the main theme (the opening requiem) and its repetitions, the rest is childish and messy and the electronics horrendously bad, unreasonably loud and intruding! My full opinion is at http://christodoulides.blogspot.com/200 … flood.html , i don’t want to repeat myself. wink
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorPat
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008 edited
    From what I have listened to so far, I'd say

    - POTC: At World's End, by H. Zimmer.
    I couldn't hope for anything more entertaining this year, that's typically the kind of fun I'm always looking for when listening to any film score — so yes, good stuff.

    - Angel, by Ph. Rombi.
    Good themes, sweeping, romantic (notably the cue: 'War'). Perfect, even in a night like tonight, when you've just lost someone you love. Some films scores stand as trully recomforting when you need just that, which makes them even more precious. smile Dances With Wolves comes to mind as well.

    - Rescue Dawn, by K. Badelt.
    Not a big fan of Badelt in general, as he's often proved disappointing. With this one however, he's just hit the right note and moves me a lot, about as much as Christopher Wong's tender Journey From The Fall. Two wonderful releases.

    wave
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Best?....

    Silk - Sakamoto

    Bourne Ultimatum - Powell

    Beowulf - Silvestri

    The Golden Compass - Desplat


    And that's about it slant Last year accounts for the least amount of scores I've bought in over 30 years, it's not that I think it was a particularly bad year or anything, it's just that with the exception of a few composers who I'll buy blindly ( Williams, Barry ) I'm much more picky and more likely to watch a film first before deciding to get a specific score ; that, and the fact I haven't had the money to play with to take chances on the odd score here and there like I used to.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorSteven
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    There is something that can help you with that, but you've neglected its fruits many a time now... rolleyes
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Steven wrote
    There is something that can help you with that, but you've neglected its fruits many a time now... rolleyes


    biggrin
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    okayokayokayokayokayokay....OKAY! rolleyes

    I'll be there....soon, very, VERY soon! beer
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorLSH
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    My favourites in no particular order:

    - The Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep / James Newton Howard
    - Transformers / Steve Jablonsky
    - Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End / Hans Zimmer
    - Gone Baby Gone / Harry Gregson-Williams
    - The Ultimate Gift / Mark McKenzie
    - Partition / Brian Tyler
    - War / Brian Tyler
    - Live Free Or Die Hard / Marco Beltrami
    - 3:10 To Yuma / Marco Beltrami
    - Rescue Dawn / Klaus Badelt

    There's still a whole lot more that I need to listen to, I'm really falling behind! And poor!
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Timmer wrote
    okayokayokayokayokayokay....OKAY! rolleyes

    I'll be there....soon, very, VERY soon! beer


    In fact, THIS millennium, even!
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorSteven
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Martijn wrote
    Timmer wrote
    okayokayokayokayokayokay....OKAY! rolleyes

    I'll be there....soon, very, VERY soon! beer


    In fact, THIS millennium, even!


    Whoa, hey now - let's not be hasty!
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    Steven wrote
    Martijn wrote
    Timmer wrote
    okayokayokayokayokayokay....OKAY! rolleyes

    I'll be there....soon, very, VERY soon! beer


    In fact, THIS millennium, even!


    Whoa, hey now - let's not be hasty!


    Oi!! both of ya! angry slant

    wink
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorNautilus
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    Christodoulides wrote
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    AND THE ABSOLUTE WORST:


    • THE SIMPSONS MOVIE, music by Hans Zimmer
    )


    You and me, alone, in the street....
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 10th 2008
    Had to bump and edit my list a bit, reason being this http://www.maintitles.net/forum/discuss … xi/#Item_8 wink


    MY FAVORITES FOR 2007 (in no particular order)

    • ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM, music by Brian Tyler
    • ANGEL, music by Philippe Rombi
    • THE ULTIMATE GIFT, music by Mark McKenzie
    • JOURNEY FROM THE FALL, music by Christopher Wong
    • LUST, CAUTION, music by Alexandre Desplat
    • SILK, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
    • REIGN OVER ME, music by Rolfe Kent
    • BEOWULF, music by Alan Silvestri
    • LOST [SEASON 3], music by Michael Giacchino
    • MEDAL OF HONOR: AIRBORNE, music by Michael Giacchino

    AND THE ABSOLUTE WORST:

    • THE KINGDOM, music by Danny Elfman
    • RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, music by Charlie Clouser
    • MICHAEL CLAYTON, music by James Newton Howard
    • FLOOD, music by Debbie Wiseman
    • HITMAN, music by Geoff Zanelli

    wave
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.

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